Jonah Hill received a nice surprise this morning when his name was called as an Oscar nominee for best supporting actor for his work in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

“This is amazing!” he said. “I was asleep.”

Mr. Hill played Donnie Azoff, right-hand man to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort. In the film, the two run a debauched brokerage firm that begins by ripping off small-time investors and moves up to the top 1%.

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